Youth Group Lesson on Temptation

Youth Group Lesson on Temptation

Bottom Line: Temptation happens, but with God, you can remain faithful.

SUPPLIES

‘AWESOME’ PRIZES such as a dollar bill, gift card for $5, candy: enough for each youth to choose a prize. Also, include some funny and weird prizes!

The ‘Awesome prize’ box

Bell or buzzer

Trivia questions (app such as Trivia Crack works)

Index cards for each youth

Pens

OPENING GAME: Temptation Game Show

There was a game show on TV in 2007 called “Temptation” and this game is our version.

Create a fun ‘game show’ set with a table at the front of the room with 2 buzzers or bells at each end.

Leader stands in the middle as the ‘announcer’.

Divide the students into two teams.

Now using your best ‘announcer’ voice explain:

Today we are going to play a game called “Temptation”, and for each round, send one member from your team to the table to answer a question.

The first person to ring the bell (or buzzer) gets to answer the question.

If they guess wrong, the other team can answer the question.

When you guess the question correctly, here is where this game gets tricky: the winner each battle can choose between a point for their team or the ‘awesome prize’ which they will draw from the ‘Awesome prize box’.

TEACH – YOUTH GROUP LESSON ON TEMPTATION

What did you risk if you were to choose a prize over the points for your team?

This was just a game, but let’s be honest, in real life the stakes can be much higher can’t they?

It is very tempting to think that your choices don’t matter, isn’t it?

I wish that I could tell you that choices in your life will never get more difficult than the choices between earning your team a point or choosing an ‘AWESOME PRIZE’ from our game today, but you would all know that’s a lie, right?

Life is filled with choices, and the choices that you make can change your life and the lives of those around you.

Just think about someone you’ve seen on the news who seemed to have it all in life and then some type of scandal comes out…..

An amazing person who seemed to have it all makes a choice that affects the rest of their life.

Can you think of a famous person who made a choice that seemed to surprise everyone and yet affected their life in a really negative way?

If there is a story in the news of a famous person who has been tempted, share with the group or ask for examples of famous people who have been tempted.

We might look at these examples and think “Why did they do that?”, but honestly we have ALL done things that we regret, and sometimes it is really easy to look at someone else’s mistakes and think “Oh, that all never happen to me” or “I would never do that”.

But ask yourself, do you really think that these people said “Hey, I really want to do something illegal, or hurt my family, or lie and get caught”?

No!

They probably started out thinking exactly what you are thinking…

Ask yourself if you’ve ever thought any of these common thoughts that often lead us right into temptation:

That would never happen to me.

Just one lie won’t matter that much.

No one else will know.

Everyone else is doing it.

You get the point, right?

See, every single one of us are very, very close to the line of temptation.

Read 1 Corinthians 10:12-13

Did you hear the first part of this scripture about temptation?

It’s basically saying: “Hey, you over there who thinks that you are safe from temptation. Yeah, You! Watch out, because you are closer than you think.”

Ok, so let’s be honest, here: Being a teenager can be super challenging, and the temptations that you each face or will face can be intense.

We are going to get in groups and I want you your group to make a very short skit of common temptations that teenagers face.

You can choose a situation, or if you need help, I have some suggestions.

I will give you 10 minutes to come up with your skit that you will then share with the rest of the group.

Suggestions for skits as needed:

Friends encouraging you lie to your parents about where you will be tonight.

Cheating on a test or paper.

Joining in on teasing someone at school.

Stealing something ‘small’ at a store.

Lying to an adult or teacher.

Give each group a chance to share their skit.

Nobody said that being a teenager would be easy, and you probably don’t want to hear this, but, the struggles get even more difficult as you get older.

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